Mark Twain Quotes

Mark Twain was an American writer, who lived from 1835 to 1910. His most famous books are “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” (1876) and “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” (1885).

This is a collection of quotes by Mark Twain.

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A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.
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And what is a man without energy? Nothing - nothing at all.
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Cauliflower is nothing but cabbage with a college education.
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Climate is what we expect, weather is what we get.
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Everyone is like a moon, and has a dark side which he never shows to anybody.
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Giving up smoking is the easiest thing in the world. I know because I’ve done it thousands of times.
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How stunning are the changes which age makes in a man while he sleeps!
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Humor is mankind's greatest blessing.
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I have found out that there ain't no surer way to find out whether you like people or hate them than to travel with them.
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If you don't read the newspaper you are uninformed, if you do read the newspaper you are misinformed.
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If you have nothing to say, say nothing.
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If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.
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If you want to change the future, you must change what you're doing in the present.
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It's easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled.
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Man is a Religious Animal. He is the only Religious Animal. He is the only animal that has the True Religion — several of them. He is the only animal that loves his neighbor as himself and cuts his throat if his theology isn't straight. He has made a graveyard of the globe in trying his honest best to smooth his brother's path to happiness and heaven.
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Man is the only animal that blushes. Or needs to.
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Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience.
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Never let formal education get in the way of your learning.
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Often, the less there is to justify a traditional custom, the harder it is to get rid of it.
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Source: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Pity is for the living, envy is for the dead.
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The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and a lightning bug.
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The human race has one really effective weapon, and that is laughter.
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The only way to keep your health is to eat what you don't want, drink what you don't like, and do what you'd rather not.
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The trouble with the world is not that people know too little; it's that they know so many things that just aren't so.
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The worst loneliness is not to be comfortable with yourself.
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